Viisage Technology Inc., Littleton, Mass., is seeing increased use of its facial recognition products by state motor vehicle administrations, according to Bernard Bailey, CEO of Viisage.
Created following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the Transportation Security Administration endured a rough start as it tried to soothe a nation of anxious travelers.
Datatrac Information Services Inc. will continue to provide services to the Homeland Security Department under the Integrated Card Production System contract.
Civitas Group LLC is a venture between Stonebridge International LLC and BKSH & Associates. Samuel Berger and Charlie Black are co-chairmen of this consultancy, which will focus on homeland security.
PEC Solutions Inc. replaces BearingPoint on Homeland Security's program management support contract for the U.S. Visitor and Immigration Status Indication Technology system.
Homeland security contracting has emerged over the past 18 months as an area of intense interest in the contracting community. Many large systems integrators have shuffled priorities and resources to go after this growing market, and hosts of smaller companies, many of them new to the government market, have set their sights on entry into this field.
The Homeland Security Department has started advertising for a person to fill Laura Callahan's position, but an agency spokeswoman said that Callahan remains on administrative leave.
Vendors have warned Homeland Security Department officials that the ambitious deadlines for its entry-exit biometrics program will be "doable, but difficult."
Sen. Susan Collins and Rep. Tom Davis today said they have asked the General Accounting Office to investigate the use of diploma mill degrees by federal employees.
State chief information officers are finding that a number of companies with limited or no tangible experience in computer security are trying to obtain work at the state level, and that is making the CIO's job tougher.
The Homeland Security Department today proposed regulations to shield technology vendors from liability for domestic defense products that cause unintended damage, injury or death.
Science Applications International Corp. is leading a team that will help Homeland Security Department officials define the data, application and technical layers of their enterprise architecture.
The federal personnel office wants agencies to do a better job of screening employees to ensure that they are not claiming credentials from unaccredited colleges or universities.
Federal IT security improvements are coming too slowly, lawmakers said at a June 24 hearing of the House Government Reform subcommittee on technology, information policy, intergovernmental relations and the census.
